Meteorologist

WFTV-Channel 9 has hired a new weekend meteorologist. George Waldenberger will join the ABC affiliate Jan. 16. He is coming to Orlando from KSHB, the NBC affiliate in Kansas City. Waldenberger, a certified meteorologist, also has worked in Tulsa and Sioux City. He has degrees in geological engineering and geology from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from UCLA. WFTV news director Matt Parcell praised Waldenberger's talent. "He's exceptionally bright with excellent forecasting skills," Parcell said.

As spring breakers and snow birds make their way down to Florida for some beach time fun, meteorologists and lifeguards are urging them to keep one thing in mind. "They need to be very careful of rip currents, especially if they see the lifeguard towers flying red flags," said Matt Bragaw, meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Melbourne. "Right now, the waves are running about 6- to 7-feet high. " Statistics typically show spikes in rip current deaths during the spring and summer seasons, but Bragaw said "it's definitely a yearlong threat" for beachgoers.

There's an expression in Alaska that goes, if you don't like the weather wait a minute. Things can change quickly in Anchorage and all across a state that's twice the size of Texas. Forecasting the weather in Alaska can be exciting and challenging. Channel 2 News is looking for a Meteorologist who wants to join our top-rated News Department and accepts the challenges inherent to an overnight/early morning shift (3a-11a). During Alaska's summer months, your "overnight" shift will be awash in daylight, but in the winter months, you may rarely see the sun… so we're looking for someone who brings a ray of light to KTUU's "Morning Edition" no matter the weather conditions.

A giant polar air mass descending upon much of the country is fast approaching Central Florida, sending air temperatures tumbling more than 50 degrees to sub-freezing temperatures by sunrise on Tuesday. The first bite of cold will be felt about 2 p.m. when meteorologists expect the mercury to begin falling and the winds to shift to the northwest shooting Arctic air down the Florida Peninsula. Tonight's low could break records but the bigger story will not be read on a thermometer but felt by Central Floridians adjusting to the bitter wind chills that will make it feel 10 degrees colder.

MR. CARSON, 1812 Overlook Drive, Mount Dora, died Thursday, July 22. He was a retired meteorologist with the U.S. government. Born in Cowan, Ind., he moved to Central Florida in 1970. He was a member of the Church of Religious Science. Survivors: wife, Wanda M.; sons, Harold H., Spartanburg, S.C., Christopher, Santa Barbara, Calif.; two grandchildren. Rehbaum-Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora.

MIAMI -- A longtime South Florida television meteorologist was arrested on charges he used a computer to arrange a sexual liaison with someone he thought was a 14-year-old boy, federal agents said Monday. Bill Kamal, chief meteorologist for WSVN-TV in Miami, set up the meeting at a convenience store after a series of discussions over the phone and Internet instant messaging with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent posing as a minor, according to an arrest document. Kamal was arrested Sunday as he stepped out of his black Jaguar at a store in Fort Pierce.

Event No. 1: A meteorologist, against the video background of a flooded bridge, announces, ''A severe storm has dumped a lot of moisture over Central and South Georgia.''Webster's defines ''moisture'' as: ''water or other liquid causing a slight wetness or dampness.''In a world in which words have meanings, is it possible to ''dump moisture'' over Georgia?One way might be to fly hundreds of jumbo transport planes above the state and shove out thousands of boxes filled with damp paper towels.

TV Guy and More OrlandoSentinel.com/tvguy WKMG-Channel 6 chief meteorologist Tom Sorrells has returned to the 11 p.m. newscast, starting this week. In October, the station had installed meteorologist Troy Bridges at 11 p.m. and reduced Sorrells' workload. What does the change back to Sorrells mean? "Clearly he's very valuable to the station," WKMG General Manager Skip Valet said. "He's one of the building blocks for the future." The October change had raised concerns about Sorrells' future at the CBS affiliate.

The weather forecast today at WESH-Channel 2: profound change. Meteorologist Amy Sweezey, 33, takes over the main newscasts from Dave Marsh, 62, who has been at the NBC affiliate 36 years. Sweezey gained the promotion, colleagues and competitors agree, after her stellar work last summer on the hurricanes. "She's earned her stripes in this market," says Robin Smythe, general manager of Central Florida News 13. "A lot of people know what it was like to walk through that fire, but we didn't have to do it pregnant and in front of all of Central Florida."

Pictures from the newest Soviet satellite showed more clearly than American photos that a tropical depression threatening to become Hurricane Arlene probably won't, said a Melbourne meteorologist who works out of his garage.Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Hank Brandli, who was a military meteorologist for 16 years, uses a homemade receiving station to pick up weather pictures from American and Soviet satellites.He said he gets a list from a friend at Kennedy Space Center detailing the scheduled passovers of American and Soviet weather satellites.

Unpack the scarves and get the pumpkin-spice lattes ready: Colder weather is coming to Central Florida. The drier, cooler air will move into the region late Wednesday, said Tim Sedlock, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Melbourne. The low will drop to 62 on Wednesday — finally, sweater weather for some. Sedlock said nighttime temperatures will dip into the 50s on Friday and Saturday, then inch back up to the low 60s on Sunday and Monday. Meteorologists expect sunny, dry days throughout the weekend.

The thunderstorms that hammered Central Florida this afternoon have moved out of the region this evening. But expect more rain Sunday. "We're going to get back into the afternoon and evening showers from now into the middle of next week," said Matt Bragaw, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. The region has been getting a soaking lately. Since June 1, meteorologists recorded 6.14 inches of rain at the Orlando Executive Airport and 5.40 inches at the Orlando-Sanford International Airport.

Tropical Storm Andrea is headed toward the Carolinas and should arrive before sunrise, according to the National Weather Service in Melbourne. In Central Florida, meteorologists are expecting a partly sunny day with a high near 92 and a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low around 74. "We're going to get back into the afternoon and evening showers from now into the middle of next week," said Matt Bragaw, a meteorologist with...

Meteorologists with the National Weather Service are calling for a showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, followed by a wet weekend in Central Florida. The agency issued a hazardous weather report, calling for a chance of lightning storms Friday afternoon in Lake, Seminole, Orange, Orange, Osceola and Volusia counties. The highest chance for storms will be in the Interstate 4 corridor. Saturday's forecast calls for a high of 84, a slight chance of showers in the morning, and a chance of thunderstorms after 1 p.m. There's a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Saturday night, and a forecasted low temperature of 66. Sunday's forecast is similar, with a chance of showers throughout the day and evening, a high of 84 degrees and low of 68.

WFTV-Channel 9 has hired a new weekend meteorologist. George Waldenberger will join the ABC affiliate Jan. 16. He is coming to Orlando from KSHB, the NBC affiliate in Kansas City. Waldenberger, a certified meteorologist, also has worked in Tulsa and Sioux City. He has degrees in geological engineering and geology from the University of Wisconsin and a master's degree in atmospheric and oceanic sciences from UCLA. WFTV news director Matt Parcell praised Waldenberger's talent. "He's exceptionally bright with excellent forecasting skills," Parcell said.

Longtime WGN-Ch.9 weatherman Tom Skilling has inked a long-term deal to remain the station's chief meteorologist. Terms were not disclosed, but station executives confirmed the new contract was finalized Wednesday, keeping Skilling in the WGN-TV fold for an undisclosed number of years. "Tom has agreed to a multi-year deal to remain at WGN-TV," Steve Farber, acting general manager, said Wednesday evening. News of the deal was...

Hot, muggy nights made this July the warmest on record for Orlando, a government meteorologist said Sunday. July's average temperature in Orlando was 84.7 degrees this year, pushing the mercury 2.3 degrees higher than normal. The record would stand, provided the temperature did not dip below 75 before midnight. Forecasters did not expect that to happen. The record-breaking month arose out of steamy nights that prevented the city from cooling to normal low temperatures. "Usually, we get clear nights and the ability to let off the heat," said Bud Dietzmann with the National Weather Service in Melbourne.

Pat Michaels, longtime meteorologist and reporter at WKMG-Channel 6, is trading sunshine for snow days. Michaels, 40, is leaving WKMG after 15 years to become chief meteorologist at WLNS-Channel 6, a CBS affiliate in Lansing, Mich. His last newscast for WKMG will be March 18. In addition to weather forecasts, Michaels did entertainment and news reporting during his years in Orlando. His latest assignment has been weekend forecasts on WKMG and WKCF-Channel 18 and part-time weekday reporting duty for WKMG.

There's an expression in Alaska that goes, if you don't like the weather wait a minute. Things can change quickly in Anchorage and all across a state that's twice the size of Texas. Forecasting the weather in Alaska can be exciting and challenging. Channel 2 News is looking for a Meteorologist who wants to join our top-rated News Department and accepts the challenges inherent to an overnight/early morning shift (3a-11a). During Alaska's summer months, your "overnight" shift will be awash in daylight, but in the winter months, you may rarely see the sun… so we're looking for someone who brings a ray of light to KTUU's "Morning Edition" no matter the weather conditions.

Heavy rains continued to fall on the Peninsula Sunday, capping a weekend that flooded many city streets and led to homes in two apartment complexes being temporarily condemned. James Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wakefield, said more than two inches of rain fell on the Peninsula Sunday, as thunderstorms moving northeast from North Carolina moved through the area. Foster said to expect warmer temperatures this week with highs in the mid 80s on Monday and the low 90s on Tuesday.